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Master of Geographic Information Systems DegreeThe Master of Geographic Information Systems (MGIS) degree is modeled after the online Executive MBA programs which are now quite popular and successful across the country. Students who enroll in the Degree will ideally have had previous GIS coursework (having taken at least one GIS course at the undergraduate level) or be currently employed in a position which requires the use of GIS or GIS-based information services (i.e., either a GIS professional seeking greater training or someone who must manage GIS workers or who needs information from a GIS to perform his/her job). Minimum Admission Requirements To enroll in the Master of GIS degree, students must meet the requirements to be admitted into UCA's Graduate School as outlined in the Graduate Bulletin , including: 1) a bachelor's degree, 2) a GPA of 2.70, and 3) each student must have successfully completed at least one college-level GIS course or be currently employed in an agency/business where GIS is frequently used by the student. In consultation with Dr. Brooks Pearson, Dr. Rajrani Kalra, and with Dr. Brooks Green, Chair of the Department of Geography, exceptions to #3 may be considered The 30-hour, Master of GIS degree is configured as outlined below: Required Courses GEOG 5310, Geographic Information Systems Elective Courses GEOG 5333, GIS for Planning and Public Administration Future Courses Summer 2008 - Geog 5315, 6360, 6390
Transfer Credit Students may transfer up to two courses from other departments into the degree as long as they represent a coherent sequence and/or are relevant to the student's professional interest in GIS. To be accepted into the student's degree program, the courses cannot have been applied toward a previous UCA degree. All transfer courses must be approved by Drs. Pearson, Kalra, and Green. |